Iris Ministries has expanded to over 6,000 churches all over Mozambique and into neighboring countries. The disastrous flooding of 2000/2001 catalyzed an overwhelming hunger for the things of God in the refugee camps where they minister, and the Gospel continues to spread like wildfire. They now care for well over 2,000 children at their centers, and their churches are taking in orphans as well.

The sun never sets on Iris Ministries,  literally. Ministries and offices are now located in 25 countries. 103 international missionaries serve Iris Ministries; the number fluctuates but continues to grow. Find us in:  Mozambique, India, Israel, Kenya, Malawi, Sierra Leone, South Africa,  Sudan,  Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Brazil, and South Korea.  

Mozambique’s population is strikingly young with 10 million children accounting for half of the population of 20 million. In the past, the majority of adults were decimated due to civil war, disease and movement to other neighboring countries for work. Presently, the HIV/Aids epidemic and poverty establishes for Mozambicans the average life expectancy of 37. 

Child poverty is a pervasive and deep rooted problem. About 58% of children are living below the poverty line. Unemployment is approximately 90%.

The most common causes of death for children under 5 years of age are diarrhea, cholera and malaria which are substantially preventable with access to safe reliable drinking water and mosquito abatement.  One 5 gallon bucket of water weighs more than 40 lbs and may be carried over distances of 5 miles or more.

HIV/AIDS is the greatest threat to Mozambique’s development. There are about 1.7 million people living with HIV/AIDS. Fifty-eight per cent are women.  Of the country’s 1.6 million orphans in 2006, more than 380,000 have lost their parents to AIDS related illnesses. As parents continue to die, the number of orphaned children is predicted to rise to 626,000 in 2010. Life expectancy is expected to fall from 37.1 years in 2006 to 35.9 years by 2010. illnesses. As parents continue to die, the number of orphaned children is predicted to rise to 626,000 in 2010. Life expectancy is expected to fall from 37.1 years in 2006 to 35.9 years by 2010.

For the Children: Your $100 donation could be used to provide food,  homes, and educational materials to the thousands of orphans in the care of Iris Ministries.

Fresh Water / Wells:  When you donate $25 dollars,  you have made it possible for someone to have fresh water within their reach.  This money could go toward the digging wells projects.

HIV / AIDS & Health Care: Your donation of $50 could help to provide health care to one of the poorest nations on earth.  AIDS is epidemic and nearly 2 million people are in desperate need of even modest health care.